Don't waste your time or money!!! (I am new in the area) I walked in & was told to have a seat. Most salons you sit in the front part, but as I was looking, the receptionist looked at me weird as to what I was doing. I told her it was my 1st time & she took me to the mid section to wait. I noticied a lot of very young stylists working there. While waiting, one came in thinking she was a diva, sunglasses (it was raining outside), tight pants, heels, attitude, etc. I was taken to the back of the salon & sat at a square table, facing other clients. My stylist came & was pleasant (Jessie). She listened to what I wanted & seemed to understand. I asked for Goldwell color & she said they had something better from Sweden, & it was organic & less damaging to hair. I asked how long color would stay & she said 6 months. She was also going to condition the ends at the same time. Said my ends were great, even though I hadn't had a cut in 3 months!!She said she was going to ATL (I think) to a color class/school so she could come back & teach her co-workers as well as other salons the techniques. So I was feeling pretty good about how this was going to turn out. I was not comfortable sitting at a table with other customers & employees, while trying to having a "private" conversation with my stylist, & everyone listening. There was no mirror to see what the stylist was doing either. Once finished she took me to her station to do the comb out. She had to do a bit of a blow out, so she could see the color. I could see a front view & she kept telling me how beautiful it looked. I had to ask for a mirror so I could see the back. Yes, it looked nice. I asked if she had time to trim my ends about 1-2", she did have time so she did. I have thin, fine, straight hair. This took all of 5 minutes. I waited for the stylist to write up her "sales slip" & hand it to the cashier. I knew the highlights were $135, but never asked about the trim, I was charged $65!!!!!!! I know that is standard, but it's a bunch of crap!!. As I was leaving, I noticed a display with a card listing services & a coupon for 10% (maybe 20%) off services. It would have been nice if the receptionist would have offered this to me when I arrived. Anyway, whatever "organic" color was put on my hair, was probably a rinse, my hair didn't have the highlights in the back & underneath (I paid for full head) & seemed to get darker every week. I had NO body to my hair, which is why I get the highlights in the first place. My "color" maybe lasted 2 wks. As I said, if it was organic, it doesn't work, otherwise it was some type of rinse. Will NOT go back there, nor recommend anyone!!! Rip off, poor products. FYI, I came from NYC & my hair place charged $138 hi-lites & $20 trim. The store had over 18 stylists, so no shabby salon. DC is overpriced. I have since found Diane Dobson (LifeSpa 703-433-0256) she also listens, takes her time & gets the results. She uses Wella, which I wasn't thrilled with, but highlights did come out nice. She also offered to use Goldwell next time. read more